3TEN8 is building a deeply powerful platform for carriers -- it’s AI Automation for Mobile Network Operators. They are about to close a $4m contract with a Tier 1 carrier (having just completed a $250K successful pilot), with other seven figure deals in the pipeline. It takes a unique team with industry insights to pull this off -- and this is the team. The CEO is a former Ericsson architect, and advisor to AT&T’s VP of Engineering. We believe this will become a must have for all carriers, and the company evidenced real contracts closing now where other startups have failed.

A Significantly Disruptive Venture For those that Like Technical Product Ventures. This Team is Building the World's Most Powerful Drone, Focusing Initially on Automated Agtech Pesticide Spraying. Team: Elviss Straupenieks (MIT MOOC in Manufacturing); Matiss Ansviesulis ($60m ARR Fin-Tech Company); Ivars Ostapenko (Engineer, Worked on the Fastest Electric Racing Car); Kaspars Škerba (Engineer, 10 Years of Experience in Robotics); Tomass Pētersons (Engineer, 1st Place in World In FIA Drone Racing)

Plugin to Instantly Automate Simple Conversations for Zendesk Chat. Team: Jorma Jürisaar (Technical, started his first web-agency at 17, Sold his First Startup by 21); Juhan Kaarma (Built and Sold his First Startup with Jorma by 25)

Shopper exchange network for eCommerce stores. We are creating a new revenue stream for eCommerce stores by exchanging shoppers across a network of highly relevant eCommerce stores. It would be 12X more profitable than using product display ads for monetization. We are a team of 11 with relevant experience in eCommerce for last 5 years. Founders: Ram Ganesan (CEO, Retail Intelligence, Data Science, Strategy); Pavan Kumar (CTO, Large data sets, Software Architect)

Migration as a Service (MaaS) Platform to securely migrate to and from public and private clouds and manage their assets in real time. Team: Naveen Nimmu (20 years of expertise in Enterprise /Data Center segment, virtualization, hybrid cloud; IIT, Madras; Giri Vayalapalli (Engineering Lead at Ericsson; First Data Corp; MBA and NIT, Warangal); and Srikanth (20 years in Sales- Cloud Computing, Information Security & Infrastructure Management; IIM Ahmedabad)

Easy-to-use collaboration tool for mid-market companies for running RFPs and managing supplier interactions. We have a strong procurement background with 30+ years of experience. Founders: Erkki Brakmann (CEO, MBA in Telecommunications from TallinnTech, 7 years in Procurement), Rain Opik (CTO, Ph.D from TallinnTech in computer science, built ERP and Business Analytics), Andres Kuuse (Head of Marketing, MBA in Mathematics, 4 years in Procurement).

Fleet is re-imagining mass transit. We are applying the power of the sharing economy to a transportation market constrained by limited public options. Team: Isaac Maden (Stanford CS) Shaurya Saluja (Stanford CS)

The Revolution of Access Control - Everykey can Unlock your Phone, Laptop, Car, House, or any other Device when you’re close by, and also log you into your Website Accounts! Team: John Mcafee (Founder of Mcafee Antivirus), Simon Boag (Former President of Chrysler & GM), Chris Wentz (Made over $100k in college selling iPads), Max Simon (Started a business in middle school and grew it to millions in annual revenue)

Developing an Artificial Intelligence-Based Medical Device to Diagnose Neurological Emergencies in the Ambulance - the Faucet. Team:Mark K. Borsody (Serial Medical Device Entrepreneur and the Inventor of the Vitalflow Stimulator); Renata Barreto (Jurisprudence and Social Policy Ph.D. Candidate, UC Berkeley School of Law); Grace Montenegro (13 Yrs Experience Managing IT and Computer Services Teams for Major European and Latin American Corporations)

Fuse is a next generation inventory SaaS solution. In the US, $1 trillion or 20% of retail sales are lost every year due to stockouts and overstocks. Fuse prevents this loss by algorithmically generating a demand forecast, which has been shown to help customers reduce stockouts by 10% and overspend by 70%. The team hails from Stanford, MIT, Google, and Tableau.

Built the Next Generation of Spreadsheet Analytics and Tools to Unlock Financing for Any Type of Projects. Through a Proprietary and Patent-Pending AI-Powered Technology Gridline Accelerates the Due Diligence and Financing Process of Any Large Project, Starting in the Commercial Solar Space, Gridline Has Helped Unlock Million of $ for the Construction, Engineering and Delivery of Solar Projects Across the US. Team: Michele (Mike) Lunati (Mckinsey, Harvard MPA / Wharton MBA); Marc Suter (Head of Swiss Solar Team, ABB); Ramin Ghelichi (MIT, Phd, Semanteon, Smartassets)

Replacing SDRs with AI. Team: Brendan Short (built sales team at Wiser.com, took them from 13k MRR to just shy of $10M ARR), Anders Fredriksson (2 exits as CTO and CEO, 12 years of startup experience), Marcus Sandberg (LSE, ex Head of Sales at Odin)

Multi-Cloud HPCaaS Platform that Achieves Ideal Price/Performance Tradeoffs Through Optimal Hardware Configurations, Software Tuning and Workload Profiling. We Help Engineers to Harness Full Potential of the Cloud, Decreasing Time to Market by Speeding Up HPC Simulations in the Cloud. Team: Eugene Protasenko (MS in CS, MIPT, 8+ years in international M&A, participated in deals with total volume of $9bn+); Vilgelm Bitner (PhD in CS, MIPT, IBM Science and Technology Center), Andrey Nikolaev (PhD in CS, former head of Parallel Computations lab at MIPT)

We Make Enterprise Intelligence Self-Serve and 40x Faster for a Tenth of the Cost by Adding Business Context to Data Over Knowledge Graph. Team: Aman Walia (Sold Start-up to Microsoft); Sanju Pancholi (UT Austin - Chemical Engineering, Highest Honors (1994), Wharton School - MBA in Finance and Strategy, High Honors)

Created DAM which is the First of its kind Governance, Compliance & Performance (GCP) Solution for Data Science. It Automatically Connects, Collects and Learns from All Data Science Relevant Activities.DAM is the One-Stop Shop for Anyone, Including Data Protection Officers and Managers Concerned with Data Science Compliance, Governance and Performance. It is Also the Cornerstone for Creating a Worry-Free Data Governance Infrastructure for Regulations Like GDPR. Team: Andy Petrella (Spark Notebook creator, Mathematics - Computer science); Xavier Tordoir (Ph.D in Physics, Bioinformatics)

Matternet is the developer of the world’s leading technology platform for on-demand aerial delivery in urban environments. The company provides its technology platform as a service to healthcare and logistics organizations. In 2017, Matternet became the first company in the world to be authorized for full operations of drone logistics networks over densely populated areas in Switzerland. In 2018, it was selected to carry out drone logistics operations for US hospitals under the FAA's drone integration program and formed a strategic partnership with Boeing to shape the next generation of transportation solutions. For more information about Matternet, please visit: https://mttr.net.

Addressing the Labor Challenge Inside Agriculture's Semi-Automated Post-Harvest Facilities Where Fruits and Vegetables are Cleaned and Packed. Their Machine Learning Algorithms and 3D-Vision System Give 10x Productivity Boost by Automating the Labor-Intensive Task of Packing Fruits. They are Currently Working with the Largest Avocado Packer and Processor. Their Team is Comprised of Graduates from CMU-Robotics Institute, MIT, and Stanford GSB. In Addition to Machine Learning, the Team has Experience in Enterprise Sales & Deployment. The Team was Kick-Started Under the Mentorship of Steve Blank. Team: Puneet Puri (MS Robotics, CMU Robotics Institue, Stanford GSB, Sloan Fellow); Brian White (PhD MIT, UPS Foundation Visiting Professor, Stanford University Civil and Environmental Engineering)

The Only Production Ready Unikernel Platform Used by F50 Enterprises Today. Unikernels are Widely Considered to be the Next Generation of Cloud Infrastructure for their Security, Performance and Manageability. Team: Ian Eyberg (Appthority Sr. Engineer, wrote code obfuscation sold to federal gov't & poker parsing grammars)

We build your final products with a revolutionary new 3D printing technology that combines your product's shape with the internal circuitry it needs to function. The electrical functionality of your product comes pre-packaged in modules: simply snap them in, and your product will behave exactly as you designed it. We've gotten rid of the need for upfront capital costs, minimum orders and assembly lines.

Solving the Infrastructure Problem for AI and ML of Future by Turning Existing Architecture on its Head to Revolutionize the Internal Connectivity within Servers and Delivering 30X More Performance with 4X More Power Efficiency. Team: Arvindh Lalam (Co-Founder of Qualcomm Corp Venture Snaphome; Dr. Steve Swanson (Director of Non-Volaile Systems Lab)

Your Own App Marketplace In Minutes. The Only Turnkey Solution That Allows Companies To Create Their Own App Marketplace For Partners And Developers, Providing A 10x Reduction In Total Cost Of Ownership And 90% Decrease In Time To Market. Team: Brian Amaro (Citibank, Alpha Exchange (Acq. $180M)); Michael Kovacs (Raymond James, Universal Music)

Online Software Development Platform for Cloud Apps. Team: Ang Li (PhD CS from Duke, BS EE from Tsinghua, early Arista Networks, systems hacker, built some of the fastest networks in the world, and had once broken 0.1% of the Internet)

Helps apps get more organic downloads by ranking higher in the app stores. The proprietary algorithm understands what the users are searching for in the app stores and gives automatic suggestions to optimize the marketing communication. $34K MRR growing 21% MoM. Team: Leandro Scalise (Former CMO of an app); Rodrigo Castro (Bayer; 14y as an engineer)

Maps markets to drive sales and marketing. Our lead generation product gives you the very best leads that are most likely to close. Our market maps help you understand the markets you sell into. Team: Russell Jurney (Apache committer, O'Reilly author, LinkedIn InMaps, Hortonworks)

An AI Exam Proctoring Platform that Makes Exams Incredibly Secure and Truly Scalable. We are Making it Possible to Deliver Online Exams at Home at a Lower Cost but with Higher Security when Compared to a Physical Testing Center. Team: Noorullah Akbari (3x Entrepreneur, 11yrs Exp. in Exam Security); Martin Jakobsson (Ex- Nokia and Microsoft, Several Patents, 10 Yrs Exp. in Computer Vision and AI); Aaron Dodds (Ex-Apple and Pearson with 15 Years of Experience in Product)

We Use AI to Help Companies Follow Up with their Leads 10x More Effective. Team: Dmitri Kozhevnikov (Started Several Companies Before, Raised Money, Now It's Being Used By 100k+ People), Denis Rodionov (Developed Biggest Gaming Portal in Russia)

Personalized Coffee - hardware and cloud software solution to disrupt the global $100B/yr coffee market and create a new consumer coffee drinking experience where every cup of coffee is personalized to every consumer. The best cup of coffee created by you to your taste. Founder: Deepak Boggavarapu (PhD). Contact: deepak@sevacoffee.com .

Framework for future enterprises to build their own fully-customized communication, management and BI application in days. Looking to change the way enterprise software is developed with 90% lower cost and consumer mobile app user experience, without need for IT pros or consultants. Team: Hai Hu (PhD); Changhai Jiang (PhD, Accenture).

World's First Government Marketplace for Micro-Purchases without Bids or Paperwork. Team: Paola Santana (LL.M. Georgetown & GWU; Serial Tech Entrepreneur & Drone Delivery Pioneer who Established First Drone Delivery Networks and Regulatory Frameworks in the World as Matternet Inc. Co-founder; Established First Constitutional Court in DR; Government Procurement Expert; Fulbrighter)

Looks Like a Text Editor but Makes it Easy to Edit, Search and Publish Audio. Team: Anup Gosavi (UC Berkeley; Built & Scaled Be Limitless to 1M+ users); Ashutosh Trivedi (IEEE Published Author, Speaker at Prestigious Pycon Conference and a Mentor to ML & AI Students at IIIT, Bangalore)

Collaborative Platform to Help Students Plan their College Journey and Stay on Track; Built by Students, for Students; Solves Growing Student Retention Problem Faced by Higher Ed. Team: Sabih, Rukhsar, Jiyda (Carnegie Mellon Graduates)

Enterprise Operations Platform for portfolios of buildings. Connects systems and devices to cloud hosted building management system for real-time monitoring and controls. Team: Deborah Noller (James Cook University B. Commerce with major in Computer Science); John Darlington - CTO.

Analytics Without Restrictions. Our Platform Empowers Companies to Stream All of their Hard to Reach Proprietary Data into One Place in Near Real-Time, and Analyze it in their Own Private Cloud. Team: Lewis King (Cornell Engineering, Analytics Lead at Kixeye, Tech M&A at EY), Gene Peters (William & Mary Econ, Sr. Data Engineer at Kixeye).

Scheduling Infrastructure Built For Developers. An API That Developers Can Use To Build Products With Calendars, Scheduling, And Appointment Flows Deeply Integrated. Team: Jesper Klingenberg (M.Sc. Econ & Business Adm, Copenhagen Business School) And Visti Kløft (M.Sc. Software Engineering, IT University Of Copenhagen)

A Full Stack for IoT Edge Devices. Used by Qualcomm, Kyrio, and Catena. We Simplify the Development of IoT Devices Resulting in Lower Cost, Faster Time to Market, and Fully Featured Devices. Team: Rusty Stapp, CEO (Global Revenue Producter at TI, Atmel and Kodak), Dr. Dean Armstrong, CTO (Standards Committee Member, Holder of 9 Patents)

AI Pricing Platform Specially Designed for Grocers. It Increases Profit/Revenue by 5-15% After a Month. Gartner Cool Vendor After a Success in Europe. Team: David Klecka (Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering); Radim Dudek (Graduated with Applied Mathematics and Statistics at FNSPE with the Highest Distinction); Jiri Psota (Czech Technical University in Prague, Computer Networks and Internet, Database Systems)

SaaS solution that drives sales for national retailers by improving the actionable communication between HQ and the stores. Based on 10 years of research and testing around store operations and performance. Team: Melissa Wong (Founder, Gap Inc, Old Navy), Jeremy Baker (Founder, Yahoo! Super Star and Engineer).